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 01-22-12 09:28 PM - Post#144508
Are you addicted to food?
Mental Health and Food Addiction - from Web MD
People who are addicted to food tend to display many of the characteristics of addicts and alcoholics. Food addicts develop a physical, mental, emotional craving and chemical addiction to food. The characteristics of food addicts can include:
Being obsessed and/or preoccupied with food.
Having a lack of self-control when it comes to food.
Having a compulsion about food in which eating results in a cycle of bingeing despite negative consequences.
Remembering a sense of pleasure and/or comfort with food and being unable to stop using food to create a sense of pleasure and comfort.
Having a need to eat which results in a physical craving.
What Are the Signs of Food Addiction?
Only the food addict can determine whether there is food addiction. The following are questions that potential food addicts may ask themselves:
Have I tried but failed to control my eating?
Do I find myself hiding food or secretly bingeing?
Do I have feelings of guilt or remorse after eating?
Do I eat because of emotions?
Is my weight affecting my way of life?
Food addicts also may have symptoms including headaches, insomnia, irritability, mood changes, and depression.
Read the full article at
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental- health-food-addiction
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